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单词 prosecute
释义
prosecute
verb
uk
/ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuːt/us
/ˈprɑː.sə.kjuːt/

prosecuteverb(LEGAL)

C2[IorT]
toofficiallyaccusesomeone ofcommittingacrimein alawcourt, or (of alawyer) totrytoprovethat apersonaccusedofcommittingacrimeisguiltyof thatcrime:
起诉；检举
Shoplifters will be prosecuted.商店扒手将遭到起诉。
He was prosecutedforfraud.他因诈骗而被起诉。
Anymanufacturerwho does notconformto thestandardscould be prosecuted under the Consumers ProtectionAct, 1987.对任何不遵守标准的生产商都可依据1987年通过的《消费者保护法》予以起诉。
Thevictimhas said that she will not prosecute.受害者说她不会起诉。
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defend(PROTECT)
More examples
  • Can't youreadthesign? It says 'Trespassers will be prosecuted!'
  • People whohandinillegalweaponswill not be prosecuted during theamnesty.
  • He was prosecuted for havingsexwith agirlwho wasunderage.
  • You'll berelievedtohearthatourclientshavedecidednot to prosecute.
  • Thecompanyis to be prosecuted under the Sex DiscriminationAct.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking legal action
  • abatement order
  • accuse
  • ambulance-chasing
  • appear forsomeone
  • bring
  • cease
  • court martial
  • indictment
  • instruct
  • litigate
  • litigation
  • litigious
  • litigiousness
  • locus standi
  • prosecutorial
  • reindict
  • reindictment
  • retry
  • specimen charge
  • summons
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prosecuteverb(CONTINUE)

[T]formal
tocontinueto takepartin aplannedgroupofactivities,especiallyawar:
把…进行到底，继续参与（尤指战争）
Heseemedconvincedthat the US would prosecute thewartoitsend.他似乎确信美国会将这场战争进行到底。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Continue & last
  • (it's) business as usualidiom
  • bash on
  • carry(something)on
  • cease
  • cont.
  • contd
  • drag
  • echo
  • insist ondoing something
  • jag
  • keep atsomething
  • keepsomeoneat itidiom
  • leg
  • push on
  • run on
  • runsomeone/somethingover
  • seesomethingout
  • segue
  • span
  • spin
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(Definition ofprosecutefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prosecute| American Dictionary

prosecute
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈprɑs·ɪˌkjut/
toofficiallyaccusesomeone ofcommittinganillegalact, and tobringacaseagainst thatpersonin acourtoflaw:
[T]Thebankerwas prosecuted forfraud.
(Definition ofprosecutefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

prosecute| Business English

prosecute
verb[IorT]
LAW
uk
/ˈprɒsɪkjuːt/us
toofficiallyaccusesomeone in acourtoflawofcommittingacrime:
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
prosecute sb for sthIn thisarea, 26peoplehave been prosecuted formortgagefraudin the past threeyears.
if alawyerprosecutes acase, theytrytoprovethat apersonaccusedofcommittingacrimeisguilty:
prosecute a case/lawsuitTheleaderof theJusticeDepartmentteamprosecuted alandmarklawsuitagainsttobaccocompanies.

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defend
(Definition ofprosecutefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprosecute

prosecute
It persecuted and prosecuted dissenters and recusants who stood in its path and it proclaimed its right so to do in innumerable sermons and treatises.
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Many other examples, ranging from neighbours arguing over trespass to alleged thieves being prosecuted before sheriff courts, could be given.
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Violence between spouses, partners, parents or children has been less likely to be prosecuted than 'public ' violence.
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Democracies require that criminals be apprehended with evidence and prosecuted through the legal system before being sentenced.
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Although their treachery was irrefutable, the authorities thought it wiser not toprosecute.
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To be sure, it is not at all easy to uncover decisions not to pursue orprosecutethieves, or to understand just why investigations failed.
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The concern with prosecuting the transgressors of enclosure rather than the violators of chastity - the latter always entailed the former - reflects developments in secular legislation.
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How this revolution was to be prosecuted was never systematically discussed, nor were other options explored.
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The failure toprosecutelandholders responsible for the violence ' may have heightened political polarization, armed conflict, and disenchantment with the government ' (p. 161).
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Of the 21 bakers prosecuted by the vice-chancellor between 1600 and 1602, only 6 appeared just once.
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He led the resurgent postwar opposition and was twice prosecuted for seditious libel.
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Such documentary evidence forms an imperfect measure of the actual incidence of corruption, since many incidents are never discovered or prosecuted, especially in corrupt environments.
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It also tends to favour the more spectacular and public criminal purge prosecuted through the special purge courts.
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This occurs only when the judicial system is highly inefficient, in the sense that the probability of being prosecuted lies below a threshold level.
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This would conveniently gloss over the immunity they enjoyed and the dissatisfaction of individual victims who demanded the right toprosecute.
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